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Election 1998 Results

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1998 US Senate election in Arkansas

Blanche Lambert Lincoln (Democrat) beat Fay Boozman (Republican) in Arkansas in 1998, 55.1% to 42.2%, a margin of 12.8 points and 90,008 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1992, when Dale Bumpers won.

Democrats led in 61 of the 75 counties and Republicans in 14. The largest, Pulaski, cast 94,409 votes and went to the Democrat by 19.9 points. The closest was Newton, where 21 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Blanche Lambert Lincoln won Democratic 385,878 55.1%
Fay Boozman Republican 295,870 42.2%
All other candidates 19,083 2.7%
Total700,831

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Pulaski 55,702 59.0% 36,919 39.1% 1,788 94,409 D+19.9
Benton 11,714 30.7% 25,421 66.5% 1,067 38,202 R+35.9
Washington 16,307 42.7% 20,888 54.7% 965 38,160 R+12.0
Sebastian 12,858 43.3% 16,078 54.1% 790 29,726 R+10.8
Garland 13,724 51.3% 12,321 46.0% 713 26,758 D+5.2
Saline 11,638 48.8% 11,423 47.9% 793 23,854 D+0.9
Jefferson 13,869 69.1% 5,703 28.4% 498 20,070 D+40.7
Craighead 12,029 60.9% 7,283 36.9% 424 19,736 D+24.0
Faulkner 9,697 51.3% 8,759 46.4% 433 18,889 D+5.0
White 7,517 44.1% 9,019 53.0% 494 17,030 R+8.8
Pope 6,891 49.9% 6,430 46.6% 479 13,800 D+3.3
Lonoke 7,190 53.6% 5,927 44.2% 287 13,404 D+9.4
Crawford 5,400 42.7% 6,702 53.0% 550 12,652 R+10.3
Baxter 5,429 43.5% 6,646 53.2% 419 12,494 R+9.7
Mississippi 7,483 69.7% 2,922 27.2% 338 10,743 D+42.5
Crittenden 7,519 70.4% 3,060 28.7% 96 10,675 D+41.8
Union 4,894 47.9% 4,979 48.7% 346 10,219 R+0.8
Miller 5,533 55.5% 4,131 41.4% 306 9,970 D+14.1
Boone 4,220 43.1% 5,231 53.5% 330 9,781 R+10.3
Independence 5,325 57.6% 3,614 39.1% 313 9,252 D+18.5
Greene 6,022 65.9% 2,898 31.7% 214 9,134 D+34.2
Ouachita 5,887 65.4% 2,905 32.3% 207 8,999 D+33.1
Phillips 6,401 80.0% 1,460 18.3% 137 7,998 D+61.8
Hot Spring 4,726 61.0% 2,759 35.6% 262 7,747 D+25.4
St. Francis 5,637 73.5% 1,927 25.1% 102 7,666 D+48.4
Cleburne 3,842 51.0% 3,502 46.5% 186 7,530 D+4.5
Carroll 3,210 43.2% 3,916 52.7% 298 7,424 R+9.5
Logan 3,672 53.2% 2,920 42.3% 313 6,905 D+10.9
Ashley 4,368 64.2% 2,301 33.8% 135 6,804 D+30.4
Columbia 3,539 54.0% 2,802 42.8% 213 6,554 D+11.2
Clark 4,212 66.3% 2,036 32.0% 107 6,355 D+34.2
Poinsett 4,078 68.8% 1,674 28.2% 175 5,927 D+40.6
Conway 3,606 61.6% 2,098 35.8% 153 5,857 D+25.7
Polk 2,581 45.4% 2,865 50.4% 238 5,684 R+5.0
Madison 2,519 44.7% 2,958 52.5% 158 5,635 R+7.8
Johnson 3,080 54.7% 2,337 41.5% 209 5,626 D+13.2
Sharp 3,016 54.1% 2,416 43.3% 143 5,575 D+10.8
Yell 3,419 62.9% 1,881 34.6% 134 5,434 D+28.3
Van Buren 2,970 55.8% 2,194 41.2% 162 5,326 D+14.6
Arkansas 3,576 67.4% 1,633 30.8% 100 5,309 D+36.6
Hempstead 3,331 62.7% 1,797 33.8% 181 5,309 D+28.9
Clay 3,939 74.7% 1,250 23.7% 87 5,276 D+51.0
Franklin 2,652 50.8% 2,357 45.2% 211 5,220 D+5.7
Lawrence 3,613 69.5% 1,418 27.3% 167 5,198 D+42.2
Jackson 3,659 72.1% 1,324 26.1% 94 5,077 D+46.0
Izard 3,083 62.9% 1,675 34.2% 142 4,900 D+28.7
Cross 3,316 68.0% 1,462 30.0% 95 4,873 D+38.0
Drew 3,072 65.4% 1,556 33.1% 68 4,696 D+32.3
Grant 2,477 58.7% 1,636 38.7% 110 4,223 D+19.9
Randolph 2,704 64.5% 1,380 32.9% 106 4,190 D+31.6
Marion 1,850 44.5% 2,075 49.9% 230 4,155 R+5.4
Stone 2,276 58.4% 1,418 36.4% 203 3,897 D+22.0
Chicot 2,868 74.1% 949 24.5% 51 3,868 D+49.6
Little River 2,482 66.1% 1,192 31.7% 81 3,755 D+34.4
Lee 2,856 77.8% 745 20.3% 72 3,673 D+57.5
Pike 2,152 60.0% 1,346 37.6% 86 3,584 D+22.5
Scott 1,893 54.0% 1,468 41.9% 143 3,504 D+12.1
Sevier 2,175 63.4% 1,167 34.0% 88 3,430 D+29.4
Newton 1,426 44.5% 1,447 45.2% 328 3,201 R+0.7
Bradley 2,060 65.0% 1,044 33.0% 63 3,167 D+32.1
Howard 1,904 61.1% 1,145 36.7% 69 3,118 D+24.3
Prairie 2,048 65.7% 988 31.7% 81 3,117 D+34.0
Fulton 1,908 61.4% 1,101 35.4% 98 3,107 D+26.0
Lincoln 2,213 71.5% 818 26.4% 66 3,097 D+45.0
Desha 2,193 70.9% 815 26.4% 83 3,091 D+44.6
Monroe 2,158 69.9% 848 27.5% 83 3,089 D+42.4
Searcy 1,306 43.9% 1,539 51.7% 132 2,977 R+7.8
Montgomery 1,614 54.4% 1,257 42.4% 94 2,965 D+12.0
Lafayette 1,919 67.2% 878 30.7% 60 2,857 D+36.4
Perry 1,531 54.3% 1,130 40.1% 156 2,817 D+14.2
Nevada 1,870 66.5% 885 31.5% 56 2,811 D+35.0
Cleveland 1,627 61.9% 927 35.3% 75 2,629 D+26.6
Dallas 1,666 65.0% 830 32.4% 66 2,562 D+32.6
Woodruff 1,803 76.2% 495 20.9% 68 2,366 D+55.3
Calhoun 934 61.0% 570 37.2% 28 1,532 D+23.8

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Arkansas Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 John Boozman (R) R+34.8
2020 Tom Cotton (R) R+66.5
2016 John Boozman (R) R+23.6
2014 Tom Cotton (R) R+17.1
2010 John Boozman (R) R+21.0
2008 Mark Pryor (D) D+79.5
2004 Blanche L. Lincoln (D) D+11.8
2002 Mark Pryor (D) D+7.7
1998 Blanche Lambert Lincoln (D) D+12.8
1996 Y. Tim Hutchinson (R) R+5.4
1992 Dale Bumpers (D) D+20.4
1990 David H. Pryor (D) D+99.8
1986 Dale Bumpers (D) D+24.6
1984 David Pryor (D) D+14.7
1980 Dale Bumpers (D) D+18.2
1978 David H. Pryor (D) D+60.2
1974 Dale Bumpers (D) D+69.8
1972 John L. McClellan (D) D+21.8
1968 J. William Fulbright (D) D+18.3
1966 John L. McClellan (D) level
1962 J. William Fulbright (D) D+37.3
1960 John Little McClellan (D) D+99.9
1956 J. William Fulbright (D) D+66.0
1954 John L. McClellan (D) D+100.0
1950 J. William Fulbright (D) D+100.0
1948 John L. McClellan (D) D+93.2
1944 J. William Fulbright (D) D+70.2
1942 John L. McClellan (D) D+100.0
1938 Hattie Caraway (D) D+79.2
1936 Joseph T. Robinson (D) D+69.0
1932 Hattie Caraway (D) D+79.4
1930 Joseph T. Robinson (D) D+100.0
1926 Thaddeus H. Caraway (D) D+69.6
1924 Joseph T. Robinson (D) D+47.0
1920 Thaddeus H. Caraway (D) D+31.9
1918 Joseph T. Robinson (D) D+100.0
1914 James P. Clarke (D) D+49.8